AbstractLeeches feeding on invertebrates are an important component of freshwater communities, including those dominated by fish, but the effects of fish on their abundance and distribution are not well explored.The relative densities and assemblage structure of two leech families, Erpobdellidae and Glossiphoniidae, were studied from May to August
Members of the species Rickettsia are obligate intracellular, gram-negative, arthropod-borne pathogens of humans and other mammals.The life-threatening character of diseases caused by many Rickettsia species and the lack of reliable protective vaccine against rickettsioses strengthens the importance of identifying new protein factors for the potent
Hepcidin, a short peptide synthesized primarily by hepatocytes in response to increased body iron and inflammation, is a crucial iron-regulating elf bar airpods case factor.Hepcidin regulates intestinal iron absorption and releases iron from macrophages into plasma through a negative iron feedback mechanism.The discovery of hepcidin inspired a torr
Abstract Objective Redox homeostasis maintenance is essential to bring about cellular functions.Particularly, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) gewehr 91 have high fidelity mechanisms for DNA repair, high activity of different antioxidant enzymes and low levels of oxidative stress.Although the expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes are reduced th
Testudo graeca tortoises were collected in the northern and southern Golan Heights (Israeli occupied territory of south Syria), and various locations in Israel and Palestine.Hyalomma aegyptium kalf katch ticks were found only on Golan Height tortoises, and only the tortoises and ticks from the northern Golan Heights were infected with Hemolivia mau